WelshPixie rated Alice's adventures in Wonderland: 4 stars

Alice's adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
For well over a century now, children have laughed at the amazing adventures of Alice and marvelled at the array …
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For well over a century now, children have laughed at the amazing adventures of Alice and marvelled at the array …
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Emma, by Jane Austen, is a novel about youthful hubris and the perils of misconstrued romance. The novel was first …
Graphic novel adaptation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's mystery in which Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson travel to the bleak …
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Two centuries ago, Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm published the first volume of Children's and Household Tales. Now Philip Pullman, one …
A tale of passion set in the bleak Yorkshire moors in mid 19thC, far from the Victorian uprightness, Wuthering Heights …
Two classic tales of dogs, one part wolf and one a Saint Bernard/Scotch shepherd mix that becomes leader of a …
Over the course of two days, Odd Thomas, his soulmate Stormy Llewellyn, and an assortment of allies make their way …
The first half of the book is wonderful. The descriptions are rich and vivid as Smith takes his time to slowly unravel their stories. The pace is perfect. As the characters age, though, Smith spends less and less time exploring their psyche until eventually the book writes more or less as a factual listing of events. I wish he'd kept the slow, easy pace throughout - of course given the already hefty size of this book it probably would have meant splitting it in two. As it is, though, I felt a bit cheated when I reached the end. Nevertheless it's a great read, and I'll pick up the others in the Ancient Egypt series at some point.
A friend loaned me his copy of the book at a very significant time in my life. It became a friend on lonely nights, a beacon, a pick-me-up and a companion. Even if you don't agree with the principles therein, it's a lovely read filled with a range of heartfelt emotions; a real inspirational tale.
Scary, scary story of a possible dystopian future. I started reading it in the bath and it captivated me so much that I didn't get out until I'd finished; I just couldn't move from it. Definitely read it.